“I haven't had the luck of some rock'n'roll musicians. A lot of them go on the road for three or four months and then stop for two or three years. I've never been able to do that, I'm a blues singer. We blues musicians are not very popular, they don't play our music like they do with other styles. I learned early on that I had to go in person to take my music because people don't get it over the air. That's why I don't retire, I can't afford that luxury.” - B.B. King